The New Faces of Day labor

This article from the Las Vegas Sun discusses a recent trend at day labor centers: the appearance of U.S. born workers. The idea of Americans forming a cue along Latinos in a Home Depot parking lot generates a 21st Century Grapes of Wrath image. This is where we are. The economy is that bad.

But the fact that we’re likely to see Anglo faces among the brown “loitering” outside our convenience stores. Perhaps now we can rethink the idea of local day labor centers.